eMachines ?

[deate]

Anybody got an idea what the onboard graphics are for an eMachines T4852 desktop? I can't seem to find any information anywhere.
Intel intergrated grapics vga??? does that sound right???

[Cab]

CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.80GHz HT Processor (512KB L2 cache & 800MHz FSB)
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home

Chipset: Intel® 865G chipset
Memory: 512MB DDR
Hard Drive: 120GB HDD
Optical Drive: 4x DVD±RW Drive; 48x Max. CD-ROM Drive; 8-in-1 Media Reader(USB 2.0, Secure Digital™ (SD), Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO, Micro Drive, Multimedia Card); 3.5" 1.44MB FDD
Video: Intel® Extreme Graphics2 (1 AGP 8x slot available)
Sound: AC '97 Audio
Network: 10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet
Modem: 56K ITU v.92-ready Fax/Modem
Peripherals: Premium Plus Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers
Ports/Other: 7 USB 2.0 ports (4 in back, 2 in front, 1 in Media Reader), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out
Dimensions: 7.25"W x 14.125"H x 16"D

[deate]

Thanks for all the info, had most of it, but the Intel extreme graphics part, I thought that was what it was, but it kind'a threw me, I guess I just got to used to seeing ATI or nvidia

[drama]

i think they vary...ive seen a few with ati x200 graphics (rs480 chipset). it all depends on the mainboard they use. however if you have linux installed or can even boot from a live cd run the following from terminal

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lspci

that should tell you for sure

[deate]

i think they vary...ive seen a few with ati x200 graphics (rs480 chipset). it all depends on the mainboard they use. however if you have linux installed or can even boot from a live cd run the following from terminal

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lspci

that should tell you for sure

Thanks, I'll try that. I just got 1.7 installed on this machine for my son, and somewhere along the install was notified that there were upgraded drivers, but I ignored this, because I wasn't sure of what onboard video the machine had, glad now I did, might have borked the install. I was going to stick in the ATI agp all-in-wonder, but was afraid of driver issues, so I think I'll leave well enough alone and buy an nvidia, should be able to get one cheap that's better than the intel onboard.

[LeadFingers]

If it was me...
I'd disable the onboard video
slap in the Ati card
hit Esc at the first sign of grub
select Recovery Mode
once your at the prompt start envy

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envy -t

install the Ati drivers
be sure to read Which Ati driver do I use from Newbie's corner
This will tell you which order to try the drivers if Envy doesn't install it correctly the first time.
The cool thing about Envy is you can always uninstall the driver without screwing up your system,
either from inside Envy or the command line

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sudo envy --uninstall-all

Worst case scenario... you uninstall the Ati driver, Enable the onboard video, and pull out the Ati card.
Right back where you started from.

[deate]

Seems like a lot of work considering I just packed it in a box, but you're right, I'll dig it out, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right, will post back to let you know how your how-to on the ATI drivers went